The Making of... #4
Posted by Catherine Dudley
Doug and Eddie work on the set from behind.
I have a story for you.
This is how amazing and hard-working our production department is...
I went into the theatre today to take some photos, and these huge bedroom set pieces were just that- in pieces. I shot several pictures and went back to my office to upload them. My camera was acting funny and the shots all looked really bad! I replaced the batteries and went back down to take the shots again (maybe 15-20 minutes later), and the whole set was together! Extremely impressive if I do say so myself! Check it out.
Doug and Eddie work on the set from behind.
Half of the Darling's bedroom.
Hans takes a ride in the Genie to work on the massive windows.
The pirate ship is so colorful!
Eddie paints the tree/rock.
Come back tomorrow for an inside look into Captain Hook's costume fitting!
Labels: Peter Pan, production, Theatre IV
posted by catherine at
3:19 PM
6 Comments:
This is thrilling to see, I'm curious though, how many folks are there? (Between both Barksdale sites and Theatre IV and "9 tours"?)
Depends on what you are wondering about, if you are talking about just the production department responsible for building, there is absolutely no difference between the staff at Barksdale and TheatreIV. Full Time Staff consists of The Technical Director, The Assistant Technical Director, Myself, and One Carpenter. We also have one Full Time Hourly Worker, and Well and usually one intern. and we occasionally Hire 1-3 Temporary Workers to Help out in the Crunch. There are also 2 other full Time Employees responsible for Sound and Lights at both facilities, and usually one Lighting intern. That's it for production.
Also, Well before Peter Pan opens, Barksdale Opens Little Dog Laughed, So sometime in the next week or two, we will pretty much stop work on Pan and start working on Little Dog, It is Nice for the Child Actors in Peter Pan to be Able to Use their Set for the Entire Rehearsal Process, It allows them to get used to it and alleviates the awkward and time consuming process of adjusting blocking once the set has been buit.
And the "9 tours"? of what?
Let's not forget about Master Scenic and overhire painters, Props have to come from somewhere (this season they have been contracted per show),and some admin staff pitch in to production work, especially at the Hanover Tavern. There is in addition a separate Technical Director / Carpenter and Scenic Artist for the Hanover Tavern season.
The tours are easily found on the TIV website for this and the next few seasons. A few years ago we had 12 to 15 shows on the road at a time, several based out of Cincinnatti. They are 3-6 person cast that travel by van, perform in schools and major/minor theatres. I think we're in ?33?? states this year.
Hi Steve!
You just made my week.
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